Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Hosts U.S. Roundtable

At the end of February, the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) hosted a popular Roundtable for the textile industry in Charleston, S.C. The headline was "Making a Business Case for GOTS Certification". GOTS Roundtables take place all over the globe to connect stakeholders in order to define challenges, opportunities as well as providing feedback to GOTS on specific sectoral or regional needs.

GOTS is the stringent voluntary global standard for the entire post-harvest processing (including spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and manufacturing) of apparel and home textiles made with organic fiber (such as organic cotton and organic wool), and includes both environmental and social criteria. In May 2011, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) formally recognized GOTS certification supporting the proper labeling of textiles sold as “organic” in the U.S. GOTS certification enables consumers to purchase items that are third party certified organic from field to finished product.

Please learn more about GOTS at www.global-standard.org. This includes a free public database through which GOTS claims can be verified.